Every year the annual Parade of Lights in downtown Lodi draws a very large crowd all through the streets.  Chairs are lined up for several blocks and many are placed along the sidewalks hours in advance and some even the night before. There are many floats, trailers, tractors, cars, trucks, etc., all decorated and lit up with lights from many schools, organizations, and businesses. This year I was honored to have a table & chairs reserved for my guests, and my son and I out in front of The Rusted Mic Entertainment House & Bistro. It was very cold out last Thursday night during the parade, but there was hot chocolate and lattes flowing to keep us warm.  For those of us that were brave (or crazy) enough to venture out to watch the parade in person, it was definitely a great show.  But if ... 12/17/2013

  From time to time I have noticed AR Icon Margaret Rome posts on various lunches that she and other AR members share shared.  She chats about the cuisine and camaraderie … and the impact of Active Rain on the lives and business of those sharing the repast. Today two friends, colleagues and former co-workers and I met for Lunch in beautiful downtown Lodi, California.  In between the sweet potato fries, extra crispy real fries, BBQ sauced bleu cheese burger, French dip and other assorted yummies at Moo Moo’s Burger Barn … we talked about life, real estate and ActiveRain … The first two were small talk … the main entree was ActiveRain. Susan Goulding and Christina O’Neal and I talked, smiled and laughed about some of the people we have come to “know” having met them on ActiveRain.  We sh... 01/20/2011